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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09WARSAW277POLAND - NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 13:58:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PL
09WARSAW397POLISH SOLIDARITY UNION BLASTS GOP "NEOLIBERAL"
[...] (C) Janusz Sniadek, President of Solidarity Trade Union, told the Ambassador April 8 that Poland is only starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis, but said the GoP should prepare for the worst case. The government is doing virtually nothing, he argued, to mitigate the effe [...]
2009-04-14 14:33:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PL
09WARSAW553POLAND - THE STRUGGLE FOR SOLIDARITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. June 4 celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of free elections were supposed to highlight Poland's prominent role in toppling communism in Europe in 1989. Instead, plans for a media extravaganza in Gdansk have devolved into competing events in multiple cities amid mutual ch [...]
2009-06-03 06:01:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB PL
09WARSAW626WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]
2009-06-17 15:00:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WELLINGTON157NEW ZEALAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On Tuesday June 16 (New Zealand time),Charge' and Econoff delivered the pre-release copy of the 2009 TIP Report to Peter Rider, Director for UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth (UNHRC) and Paul Roberts, Policy Officer UNHRC at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The [...]
2009-06-16 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON38TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 03:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 18:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WELLINGTON702009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND
[...] Following is Post's resubmission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for New Zealand. As of end of January 2009, Post submitted ICS as part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide per reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2009 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Open [...]
2009-03-11 03:11:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NZ
09WINDHOEK11NAMIBIA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR
[...] Summary: The worst forms of child labor are taking place in Namibia. Evidence suggests that it is most prevalent in the agriculture and livestock, domestic service, charcoal production, and commercial sex industry sectors. Three cases were reported and investigated during the reporting period [...]
2009-01-16 10:49:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI WA USAID
09WINDHOEK20NAMIBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Post is pleased to submit its 2009 Investment Climate for Namibia. Per reftel paragraph 13, Post sent the ICS in Microsoft Word format to J. Nathaniel Hatcher and his backup Gregory N. Hicks on January 16. End Summary. BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Openness to [...]
2009-01-22 15:01:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR WA
09WINDHOEK468Namibian Supreme Court Rules Independently, Finds Labor Law
[...] (SBU) On December 14, the Namibian Supreme Court unanimously ruled as unconstitutional a provision of the 2007 Labor Act which prohibited employers from using labor hire, i.e., third-party hired temporary or contract workers. Opponents of labor hire see the industry as akin to the "inhumane" [...]
2009-12-16 08:26:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV WA
09WINDHOEK522009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON
[...] (U) Response to 23 A: The Government of Namibia (GRN) does not gather statistics on trafficking in persons (TIP). The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MEGCW) keeps statistics on the number of women who are victims of domestic violence. The Women and Child Protection Unit of the p [...]
2009-02-12 16:49:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF WA
09YAOUNDE152CAMEROON: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Cameroon (GRC) acknowledges that Cameroon is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficked women and children. In 2005, the National Assembly passed Anti-Child Trafficking legislation. A number of sections of the penal code apply to tra [...]
2009-02-16 09:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CM
09YAOUNDE376CATHOLIC CHURCH FIGHTS TIP IN CAMEROON'S NORTH WEST
[...] (U) Summary: An April 14 conference in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon's North West Region, highlighted the Catholic Church's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),with apparent success. The regional branch of the Justice and Peace Committee (JPC) of the Episcopal Conference of Came [...]
2009-04-23 08:57:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM ELAB CM
09YEREVAN135ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN2CARC DIRECTOR HEARS PESSIMISM ON DEMOCRACY,
[...] (C) During his December 7-10 visit to Yerevan, EUR-CARC Director Baxter Hunt met with civil society leaders, members of parliament, heads of various think tanks, business leaders, senior officials, and representatives of the political opposition to discuss a wide range of domestic and foreign [...]
2009-01-05 10:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID ELAB ECON KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN246ARMENIA: NO CHILD LABOR PROBLEM IN PRODUCTION OF GOODS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 14:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI AM
09YEREVAN259GOAM USES NEW NRM FOR LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE
[...] (SBU) On March 17, Armenian police reported their launching of an investigation into a major labor trafficking case involving the forced labor of Armenian men in Russia. According to police, three suspected traffickers recruited and transferred eight male victims to a remote village in Russia' [...]
2009-04-16 13:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM HSTC RU AM
09YEREVAN41ARMENIA: NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF CHILD
[...] (SBU) There have been no changes with respect to child labor or worst forms of child labor in Armenia during the reporting period. Armenia has adopted all international agreements on children's rights, and there have been no new legal changes in this area. On October 30, 2008, UNICEF officiall [...]
2009-01-22 13:34:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM
09YEREVAN66ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008
[...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per reftel request for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While Armenia's government officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some global indi [...]
2009-02-04 04:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
09ZAGREB173GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CUT SALARIES, UNIONS CRY FOUL
[...] SUMMARY: The GOC has proposed a budget revision showing a revenue drop of HRK 8 billion ($1.5 billion) and expenditure cuts of HRK 5.4 billion ($1 billion). The revision assumes a 2 percent fall in GDP for 2009 and estimates a deficit of 1.6 percent of GDP. The revision includes a 6 percent cut [...]
2009-03-27 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HR
09ZAGREB187CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT GROWING
[...] SUMMARY: After several years of steady decline, the Croatian registered unemployment rate rose in January and February. Union rolls and day-to-day conversations indicate the public is feeling the effects of the trend, despite relatively little attention from the media or the government. As the [...]
2009-04-07 12:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB PGOV HR
09ZAGREB25UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA
[...] Summary: Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent. Most reported abuses occur in the entertainment, hospitality, retail, industrial construct [...]
2009-01-15 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR
09ZAGREB252PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS ANNOUNCE STRIKE FOR MAY 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Eight public sector unions will go on strike May 13 and stage a public demonstration May 16 over the six percent pay cut that took effect April 1 as part of the GOC's budget revision. The decision comes after nearly two months of failed negotiations and a majority vote by union mem [...]
2009-05-08 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON HR
09ZAGREB26CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]
2009-01-16 07:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ZAGREB261PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE BEGINS, NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE
[...] Workers in public schools, universities, and research institutes went on strike May 13 over the six percent pay cut being implemented by the GOC under its revised budget (reftel). Union leaders and government representatives continued negotiating late into the night on May 12, but did not get [...]
2009-05-13 13:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB271UNIONS AND GOC REACH AGREEMENT, STRIKES CANCELED
[...] SUMMARY: Union and GOC representatives have reached an agreement on public sector wages. Based on the agreement, union leaders called off their one-day-old strike and the demonstration planned for May 16 (Ref A),and union members have returned to work. According to the agreement, public serva [...]
2009-05-15 07:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB560ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
[...] (SBU) INITIAL LABOR PROTESTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT AUSTERITY MEASURES FIZZLE: Only 300 members of the Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) and the Croatian Pensioners Party (HSU) turned out in the eastern city of Vinkovci for the first in a series of planned protests on September 9. The union [...]
2009-09-11 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB575ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) WORLD BANK PRESENTS REPORT ON CROATIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR EU: The annual World Bank study on Croatia reports the most serious problem hindering economic growth is an underemployed population. Croatia,s employment rate of 57% of the working age population in 2008 is lower than both the EU [...]
2009-09-18 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB604 Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 08:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB607 Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure
[...] SUMMARY. A series of September protests organized by the small Croatian Trade Union Association failed to gather more than a few hundred angry senior citizens, while Croatia's larger unions elected not to participate. Relations between the government and unions have been strained, particularly [...]
2009-10-07 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB81ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report for 2008. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier 1 country. Post believes that Croatia has maintained its efforts to meet Tier 1 status, and post strongly recommends retaining the Tier 1 ranking for 2008. The [...]
2009-02-13 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10ABIDJAN53Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor
[...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...]
2010-02-03 15:02:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV
10ABIDJAN69COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post submits the following information on Cote d'Ivoire for the Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political Officer (FS-04) Tanya Salseth, phone: (225) 22.49.45.70, fax: (225) 22.49.40.10. Poloff spent 30 hours in the prepara [...]
2010-02-17 14:59:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KMCA ELAB IV
10ABUDHABI284UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...]
2010-02-25 14:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG
10ABUDHABI65UAE Labor Minister Ready to Scrap Sponsorship System
[...] (C) The UAE cabinet is considering a Ministry of Labor proposal to eliminate the current employment sponsorship system for expatriates, according to February 5 local media reports. No details have been released publicly, but it is believed Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash pitch [...]
2010-02-08 09:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP AE
10ABUDHABI72UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 06:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE
10ABUJA64NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...]
2010-01-21 12:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI
10ACCRA132GHANA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on forced labor and exploitive child labor in the production of goods, as well as current information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Ghana. POC for this report is Raymond Stephens (StephensRW@state.g [...]
2010-02-13 09:48:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP GH
10ACCRA139PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...]
2010-02-16 16:30:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV
10ADDISABABA293 Ethiopia: Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 04:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ET
10ADDISABABA73ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...]
2010-01-15 12:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET
10ALGIERS123CHINA'S IMPACT AND RISKS IN ALGERIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's footprint in Algeria is primarily commercial and focused on construction contracts for major infrastructure projects. China provides no development or other forms of assistance. There are more than 40,000 Chinese nationals living in Algeria. Chinese firms have a stake i [...]
2010-02-11 16:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC ELAB ECON ETRD CH AG
10ALGIERS782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 09:56:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10AMMAN196JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-19 11:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN222 U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...]
2010-01-24 09:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN237JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-25 11:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN274JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO
10AMMAN383JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...]
2010-02-11 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO
10AMMAN455JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan continued to demonstrate a strong commitment and made steady progress to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). The primary achievement was the completion of a strong legal framework to prevent and prosecute TIP, which included the passage of a compreh [...]
2010-02-25 11:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10AMMAN456JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 11:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10ANKARA111Public Sector Workers Want Right to Strike
[...] (U) Summary. Tensions between the GOT and its public sector workers persist in the aftermath of the November 25 one-day work stoppage. The government initiated violation-of-employment agreement investigations against some workers because of their participation in the stoppage, temporarily sus [...]
2010-01-25 06:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB TU
10ANKARA144LABOR UNION HEAD COUNT "POSTPONED"
[...] (U) Summary. Turkey's Labor and Social Security Ministry was supposed to announce on January 17 the number of union members compiled by the Social Security Institution. The Ministry did not do so, however, and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted a draft law to postpone th [...]
2010-01-28 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB TU
10ANKARA165GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 17:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB AMGT PGOV TU
10ANKARA173GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...]
2010-02-03 08:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU
10ANKARA174GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...]
2010-02-03 09:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU
10ANKARA184 FEBRUARY 4 GENERAL "WORK STOPPAGE" GATHERS STEAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The looming February 4 nationwide "work stoppage" by six major labor confederations is garnering extensive media coverage but few reliable predictions on the extent of participation. Turk-Is President Kumlu has carefully emphasized that what they will launch should not be term [...]
2010-02-03 16:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB TU
10ANKARA201 FEBRUARY 4 GENERAL "WORK STOPPAGE": MOSTLY MEDIA SPLASH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The February 4 one-day nationwide work stoppage by major labor confederations made a significant media splash but seemed to create only minor disruptions across Turkey. Two confederations did not, in the end, participate in the work stoppage, although they had initially committed [...]
2010-02-05 17:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB TU
10ANKARA224TEKEL STRIKE: LAST GASP FOR LABOR MOVEMENT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Now in its 58th day, the TEKEL strike is emerging as a defining moment for Turkey's labor movement and a significant political challenge for Prime Minister Erdogan. The strikers continue to draw major media attention, not least from the 200 workers who launched a hunger strike fi [...]
2010-02-10 16:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU
10ANKARA301NUMAN KURTULMUS: SAADET'S GENTLER AND KINDER FACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent dinner hosted by the religious Saadet Party (SP),Chairman Numan Kurtulmus outlined the party's ideology, outlook, and priorities. Kurtulmus's presentation of his party's conservative views on democracy, human rights, the economy, and foreign policy were calm and [...]
2010-02-25 09:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU ELAB PREL ECON
10ANKARA303ANTALYA: THE SUN ALWAYS RISES FOR TOURISM, BUT NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's premier tourist destination, Antalya has seen 10 percent economic growth annually over the past six years and remains a magnet for young Turks seeking jobs. Some 11 million tourists (most of them foreigners) came to Antalya in 2009, although there was a sharp drop in Is [...]
2010-02-25 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB ECON TU IS
10ANKARA66TURKEY: AKP CAGEY ON REFERENDUM PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahmet Iyiymaya, the point man in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) for legal and constitutional reform, dismissed recent press reports that AKP was planning to bring constitutional amendments to a referendum in the near term. His message was unconvincing, however, suggestin [...]
2010-01-14 16:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ELAB TU
10ANTANANARIVO105MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis, which began in December 2008, has severely diminished the government's ability to address a wide range of social problems, including child labor and forced labor. The most recent reliable data specific to this subject remains the 2007 national su [...]
2010-02-25 04:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MA
10ASHGABAT115TURKMENISTAN FACES SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan faces a shortage of skilled workers capable of operating and repairing increasing sophisticated machinery and equipment. Prior to Turkmenistan's independence, many highly-trained workers needed for tec [...]
2010-01-25 11:31:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ELAB SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT203REPORT OF TURKMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SELLING HIS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) According to a relative of a local Embassy employee, a desperate Turkmen trafficking victim in Turkey sold his kidney in order to obtain money to return home. The family of the young man from Mary province reported that he w [...]
2010-02-12 08:19:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA
10ASHGABAT45TURKMENISTAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is relatively large (slightly larger than California),but sparsely inhabited (about five million),[...]
2010-01-13 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC TX
10ASMARA9 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...]
2010-01-13 15:33:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER
10ASTANA158 KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND AN NGO JOIN FORCES TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to a February 3 press conference to discuss joint Kazakshtan-U.S. efforts to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP),Charge and INL Officer visited the newly-opened, government-funded TIP shelter operated by lo [...]
2010-02-05 10:14:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
10ASTANA162 KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...]
2010-02-09 03:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ
10ASTANA44KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 01:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR
10ASTANA45 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan May-August 2009. SEXUAL EXPLOTATION 2. May 6, "Interfax," "Zakon.kz": Two women were arrested in Petropavlovsk for pimping and trafficking in persons. The North-Kazakhstan Oblast Department of I [...]
2010-01-19 05:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
10ASTANA51 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES
[...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan September-December 2009. ANTI-TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS 2. December 14, "Interfax": During a nationwide anti-trafficking operation, December 7-11, police arrested 55 pimps and two traffickers and reg [...]
2010-01-20 03:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ
10ASUNCION138PARAGUAY'S 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REVIEW
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel A questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake f [...]
2010-02-17 15:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV ELAB PREL KPAO KCRM KFRD ASEC KWMN
10ATHENS922010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 08:34:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR
10BAGHDAD187IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD189IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...]
2010-01-25 15:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD190IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...]
2010-01-25 15:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD480TIP IN IRAQ: DIVISION AND MOMENTUM
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Government of Iraq (GOI) officials, as well as political developments, indicate that trafficking in persons (TIP) remains a divisive topic, but one whose profile is rising. Recent movement on the GOI's anti-trafficking draft legislation has emboldened various [...]
2010-02-23 11:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTIP DRL NEA RA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB
10BAKU136AZERBAIJAN 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Poloff Joanna Ganson and she can be reach by phone 994-12-498-0335, fax 994-12-465-6671, and email gansonjh@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on thi [...]
2010-02-25 13:21:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP ELAB KMCA PREF
10BAKU51AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]
2010-01-25 13:12:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ
10BAMAKO66MALI RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: 2009 REPORT
[...] This cable responds to Reftel A requests for information on child labor and forced labor for DOL congressional reporting requirements. Tasking 1 / TVPRA 2. The following answers, keyed toquestions in paragraph 15 of 2009 State 131995, are provided below: 1A) GOOD: As per paragraph 14 o [...]
2010-02-03 08:18:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS USAID ML
10BANGKOK176THAI GOVERNMENT EXTENDS MIGRANT WORKER NATIONALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19, the Thai government extended for two-years to February 28, 2012, the deadline for migrant workers from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia to complete the nationality verification (NV) process associated with Thailand's illegal migrant worker amnesty program. The decision [...]
2010-01-21 10:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM BM TH
10BANGKOK206THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...]
2010-01-26 01:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
10BANGKOK234Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse
[...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...]
2010-01-28 10:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
10BANGKOK432NGO Activist Believes Prevention is Key to Fight against
[...] (SBU) Summary: An experienced NGO activist working in a Thai border area believes the only thing that has proven to work against trafficking in persons is prevention, i.e., keeping victims from getting involved in the first place. Once involved in trafficking, it is hard for victims to return [...]
2010-02-22 10:06:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
10BANGKOK468THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 06:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BARCELONA20BARCELONA BRIEF - A TWICE MONTHLY ROUNDUP OF POL/ECON
[...] (U) Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu's announcement that the city will bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics has sparked tension with the neighboring autonomous community of Aragon, which also seeks to host the Games. Hereu's surprise announcement last month caught many off guard, as Aragon's capital c [...]
2010-02-22 09:36:00Consulate BarcelonaUNCLASSIFIEDSP FR AN PGOV PNAT PREL KCOR ECON EINV ELAB
10BEIJING303 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CHINA
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for China, keyed to the categories listed in reftel. 2. 2010 Investment Climate Statement - China -------------------------------------- Overview of China's Investment Climate --------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 07:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC CH
10BEIRUT107 INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (SBU) The MOL, via its Child Labor Unit, and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),via the Internal Security Forces (ISF),were responsible for the enforcement of laws related to hazardous child labor and forced labor. 2. (SBU) In 2009, there were minimal mechanisms for exchanging information bet [...]
2010-02-03 05:34:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID ECON PGOV LE
10BEIRUT119LABOR MINISTER HARB UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO TIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Labor Ministry had recently agreed to form a joint committee with embassies with many citizens working as domestic employees in Lebanon to oversee employment agencies that contracted the workers, Labor Minister Boutros Harb told the Ambassador on February 3. Harb also expresse [...]
2010-02-05 13:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP PHUM KWMN PGOV PREF KPAL LE
10BELGRADE204SERBIA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] There is no record of forced or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Serbia. TASKING 2/TDA: CHILD LABOR UNDER THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----- [...]
2010-02-09 17:26:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM AID SOCI
10BELGRADE210SERBIA MAKES PROGRESS ON TIP RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (SBU) Serbia has recently made several improvements in fighting trafficking in persons, including addressing two major deficiencies in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report in the areas of demonstrating prosecutions and referring victims to services. The government also stepped in to save tw [...]
2010-02-10 14:49:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP KCRM SR
10BELGRADE282SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]
2010-02-22 14:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BERLIN166 Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BERLIN57RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS
10BISHKEK90KYRGYZSTAN: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Child labor, primarily children working on their families' farms, remains an issue in Kyrgyzstan. However there is scant evidence that the worst forms of child labor or exploitive child labor is a wide-spread problem. The Kyrgyz Government has a legal framework that prohibits ch [...]
2010-02-05 07:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI KG
10BOGOTA111USG-FUNDED LABOR RIGHTS PROJECTS UPDATE
[...] Summary: The USG has allocated $33 million to improve labor rights in Colombia through 17 projects in the 2001-2011 timeframe: one by the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),six by the Department of Labor (DOL),and ten by the U.S. Agency for International [...]
2010-02-01 14:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA115DRUMMOND FIRES WORKERS FOR ILLEGAL STRIKE
[...] (SBU) U.S. mining company Drummond has begun the process of firing the majority of the National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union's (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) 35-member board of directors due to the union's illegal strike in March 2009. SINTRAMIENERGETICA leaders have urged a negotiated solut [...]
2010-02-01 14:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA139MODERATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, RECORD LOW INFLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian government decreed a 3.6 percent increase in the federal minimum wage for 2010. The increase was greater than the two percent inflation for 2009, meaning it should provide some stimulus to an economy just beginning to pull out of recession. Annual minimum wage hik [...]
2010-02-03 13:39:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA159NEW VOICES IN THE LABOR VIOLENCE DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Colombian research institutions are focused on labor violence to an unprecedented degree. Two prominent universities and six think-tanks have recently completed or initiated studies. The influx of new voices has intensified and enriched the debate concerning the causes and scope of viole [...]
2010-02-05 18:09:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA163COLOMBIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT -- BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's unemployment rate reached 12 percent in 2009, the highest in Latin America. This is the second consecutive year Colombia received this dubious distinction. Even in the heydays of 5.7, 6.9, and 7.5 percent economic growth from 2005-2007, respectively, Colombia still a [...]
2010-02-05 22:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV CO
10BOGOTA217"FTA WITH U.S. IS BLOCKING COLOMBIA'S GLOBAL TRADE POLICY,"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata told us the lack of U.S. Congressional action on the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) is hampering Colombian efforts to integrate into the world economy and in particular threatening pending accords with Canada and the E [...]
2010-02-11 18:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL ELAB EAIR PGOV CO
10BOGOTA237INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] Per reftel a, post submits the following information for the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Congressional Reporting Requirements related to forced and child labor. 2. The following is new information relevant to tasking 1: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) [...]
2010-02-12 17:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA355AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
[...] (U) The Ambassador expressed USG support for the essential role unions play in healthy democratic societies in a February 17 meeting with the Colombian Confederation of Workers (CTC). The CTC is one of the three main labor confederations in Colombia, with 120,000 members organized into approxi [...]
2010-02-26 19:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA492009 LABOR VIOLENCE NUMBERS AND IMPUNITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) National Union School (ENS) statistics show that murders of trade unionists fell by 20% in 2009, and by 80% since 2002. However, ENS Director Jose Luciano Sanin said the focus on killings masked the scope of anti-union violence -- only 26% of the violent acts ENS had recorded were murders [...]
2010-01-19 14:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BRASILIA102BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...]
2010-02-02 12:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR
10BRATISLAVA18SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slovakia's economy has not been spared by the global recession and is expected to [...]
2010-01-15 16:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA21SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (UPDATED)
[...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. This is an updated version; please disregard previous cable, Bratislava 18. 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slova [...]
2010-01-20 10:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA71SLOVAKIA 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The Ministry of the Interior (MOI),police, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),and NGOs are reliable sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. In March 2010, the government will open an Inter [...]
2010-02-18 15:39:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10BRAZZAVILLE48REPUBLIC OF CONGO: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] Summary: According to Congo's most recent census of 2005, 71 percent of children between the ages of 5 to 17 work, 97 percent of which work in the home. Exploitative child labor in the Republic of Congo is estimated by the government at 1339 children, of which 10 percent are girls. Children pr [...]
2010-02-12 13:22:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CF
10BRIDGETOWN114BARBADOS - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Barbados. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Barbados. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a [...]
2010-02-08 21:39:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN15TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) As requested ref A, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. --------------------------------------------- ------ PARA 25 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------ [...]
2010-01-19 19:15:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KWMN KTIP PGOV PHUM SMIG ASEC
10BRIDGETOWN164TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------------------- ---- Para 25 - The Country's TIP Situation --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (SBU) [...]
2010-02-18 16:09:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB ASEC SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN KMCA XL
10BRIDGETOWN200Barbados Employers, Unions Muddling Through Recession With
[...] (U) Summary/Comment: Despite unemployment hitting 11 percent this year, Barbados has avoided large scale layoffs and appears to be weathering the economic downturn reasonably well. Mothballed construction projects are slowly coming back on track and tourist arrivals, while down, have begun to [...]
2010-02-25 17:09:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EINT XL OECS
10BRIDGETOWN25TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS
[...] (U) As requested reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. --------------------------------------------- ------ PARA 25 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]
2010-02-01 14:51:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KWMN SMIG
10BRIDGETOWN33TIP SUBMISSION - ST KITTS AND NEVIS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 25 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is [...]
2010-02-23 20:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB ASEC SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN KMCA XL
10BRIDGETOWN702010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR BARBADOS
[...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through Invest Barbados, strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. (U) The Government offers special incentive packages for foreign [...]
2010-02-01 12:57:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR XL
10BRIDGETOWN88DOMINICA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Dominica. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Dominica. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a [...]
2010-02-05 19:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN90ST. KTTS - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in St. Kitts. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St. Kitts. The constitution prohibits slavery, servitude, and forced labor of children, and the Department of Labor effectively enforced this law in practice. There w [...]
2010-02-05 19:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN92ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Antigua. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Antigua. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a m [...]
2010-02-05 20:21:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN94ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not a significant issue in St. Vincent. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St. Vincent, though there is evidence that minors continue to work in the cultivation of marijuana. The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including [...]
2010-02-05 21:18:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN96ST LUCIA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in St Lucia. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St Lucia. The law provides for a minimum legal working age of 16 years. The minimum legal working age for industrial work is 18 years. Child labor existed to some d [...]
2010-02-05 22:32:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRUSSELS122 EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE AT 10.0
[...] SUMMARY. The latest unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 29 brought no reason for complacency to the Employment and Social Affairs Ministers of the EU-27 holding informal talks in Barcelona on the same day. The aggregate unemployment rate [...]
2010-02-01 12:10:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
10BRUSSELS176EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...]
2010-02-12 14:48:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN
10BRUSSELS44 EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.5 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE REACHES
[...] SUMMARY. The latest unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 8 brought more bad news concerning the situation of the EU labor markets with no sign that the widespread pattern of increases in jobless figures might be coming to a halt. The aggr [...]
2010-01-15 11:34:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
10BUCHAREST22ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. Romania's marketplace offers 21.5 million consumers, a well- [...]
2010-01-13 12:27:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO
10BUCHAREST52ROMANIA'S PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARING FOR LAYOFFS TO COMPLY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Although overall unemployment in Romania reached 7.8 percent in December 2009, the number will go higher in 2010 as layoffs in the public sector are just beginning. As many as 100,000 government positions could be on the chopping block if the Government of Romania (GOR) is to rem [...]
2010-02-01 11:08:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI IMF RO
10BUDAPEST17HUNGARY: BUS DRIVERS' STRIKE IS ANOTHER STRIKE
[...] SUMMARY: After a week of sporadic "wildcat" strikes that made bus service unreliable, Budapest Transport Company (BKV) bus drivers officially went on strike January 12, after the company and union leadership failed to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. BKV garners little p [...]
2010-01-13 08:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN HU
10BUDAPEST98HUNGARY: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] We believe the Government of Hungary (GOH) fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The GOH has improved its efforts to combat trafficking and followed through on its proposals to address the problem. Notably, the government improved its support for victims [...]
2010-02-18 17:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PGOV MCA PHUM PREF
10BUENOSAIRES109Argentina: Codel Engel Addresses Bilateral Relations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel enjoyed a very productive visit to Buenos Aires, January 5-7. The Codel was led by Eliot Engel (D-NY) and included Shelly Berkley (D-NV),Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) met with the Codel for two hours [...]
2010-02-24 22:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOREP ECON ELAB PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES142Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 29-February
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 29-February 4, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov to [...]
2010-02-05 17:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES168Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February 5-February
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January February 5-February 12, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@sta [...]
2010-02-12 18:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES206Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 12-February 19, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...]
2010-02-19 18:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES208Argentina: Farmer Demonstration Against Agriculture Policy
[...] (SBU) A February 17 demonstration by farmers in Chab????s, Santa Fe province, protesting the government's agriculture policies has brought about welcome policy changes. That evening, hoping to defuse the situation and avoid another all-out strike and sales boycott by farmers, Minister of Agr [...]
2010-02-19 19:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN AR
10BUENOSAIRES254Argentina Economic and Financial Review, February
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 20-February 26, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ Deputy Jason Witow at WitowJN@state.gov [...]
2010-02-26 18:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES48Argentina Economic and Financial Review, January 18-21, 2010
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 18-21, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]
2010-01-21 20:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10BUENOSAIRES96Argentina Economic and Financial Review, Jan 22-28, 2010
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 22-28, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]
2010-01-29 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10CAIRO195FOREIGN WORKER AND LABOR PROBLEMS IN QIZ FACTORY
[...] (C) Key Points: -The manager of a ready-made garments factory participating in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program told EconOff that his company has been holding the passports of foreign workers and that it fired an Egyptian employee for organizing a strike. -This is firs [...]
2010-02-11 16:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB ETRD EG PGOV
10CAIRO209INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Egypt TVPRA list. ---------- Task 2/TDA ---------- 2A. Prevalence and Sectored Distribution of Exploitive Child Labor  [...]
2010-02-16 14:08:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM KTIP
10CAIRO211Tenth Annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report - Cairo
[...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Available sources of inf [...]
2010-02-16 15:08:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM PGOV PREF PHUM KFRD KWMN KMCA SMIG
10CAIRO217HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS FACE REGISTRATION QUANDRY
[...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The GOE maintains that NGOs are legally obligated to register with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS). Egyptian law gives the GOE broad oversight over MOSS-registered NGOs, and the GOE can dissolve these NGOs for receiving foreign funding without permission, and f [...]
2010-02-18 16:26:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB EG
10CAIRO47SCENESETTER FOR A/S POSNER'S JANUARY 12-15
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The impact of the political reform process that started at the beginning of this decade is mixed. Activists and opposition politicians are increasingly engaged in political life and the independent press has achieved a substantial degree of freedom to criticize the government. [...]
2010-01-06 14:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG
10CAIRO58COURT SENTENCES JOURNALISTS TO PRISON FOR DEFAMING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 11:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB SOCI EG
10CAIRO64EGYPT'S EMERGENCY LAW AND ITS BROAD USES
[...] KEY POINTS -- Egypt's State of Emergency, in effect almost continuously since 1967, allows for the application of the 1958 Emergency Law, which grants the GOE broad powers to arrest individuals without charge and to detain them indefinitely. -- The Emergency Law creates state security cour [...]
2010-01-12 09:25:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KIRF ELAB EG
10CANBERRA100AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION REFORMS ANNOUNCED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government announced on February 8 significant changes to Australia's permanent skilled migrant program to make it more demand-driven and better focused on high-skilled professions. The changes will affect 20,000 people who applied for visas under the program prior to Sep [...]
2010-02-09 07:19:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREF ELAB ECON AS
10CANBERRA24TWO QANTAS EXECUTIVES HELD IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two Australian airline executives are being prevented from leaving Vietnam over fuel hedging losses incurred by Vietnamese controlled airline JetStar Pacific. Australian airline QANTAS, which owns 27 percent of the airline, is strongly defending the two executives and is trying [...]
2010-01-11 06:21:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELAB PREF SMIG AS
10CANBERRA62AUSTRALIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Throughout the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Australia, we have used the exchange rate of A$1 = US$0.92, reflecting the most current rate as of January 2010. It should be noted, however, that the exchange rate fluctuated widely over 2009. Following is a table of contents meant to faci [...]
2010-01-24 20:51:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV AS
10CANBERRA98MONITORING LABOR RIGHTS UNDER AUSTRALIA'S FREE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Australia provides strong protections for workers which meet internationally-recognized standards and its obligations under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Australia is a member of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The current Labor government has strengthen [...]
2010-02-09 03:52:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD AS
10CANBERRA99AUSTRALIA: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND FORCED LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested information on developments regarding child labor in Australia. On April 30, 2009, federal, state and territory governments endorsed a "National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020." There were no reports of forced child labor last year. R [...]
2010-02-09 05:48:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP SOCI AS
10CARACAS231Venezuela's 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 20:49:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KMCA PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP
10CARACAS632010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel, please find following the submission of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela. 2. (U) Openness to Foreign Investment Economic and political uncertainties, a recent history of actual and threatened nationalizations, and increasing state inter [...]
2010-01-21 22:06:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB VE
10CASABLANCA132009 MOROCCO UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR FOR TVPRA AND TDA
[...] (U) This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on forced labor and exploitive child labor as mandated under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) and requested in reftel. 2. (SBU) The [...]
2010-02-01 16:17:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
10CASABLANCA18MOROCCO: LABOR MONITORING AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco has engaged in significant labor reform, primarily through a 2004 modernization of its labor code, an effort that received added impetus as a result of the negotiation of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. While the current law adheres to core international labor [...]
2010-02-05 11:10:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV MO
10CASABLANCA20MOROCCO: 2010 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) This cable responds to action request (Ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2009 to February 2010. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Morocco (GOM) has taken a number of steps in 2009 that indicat [...]
2010-02-16 09:01:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KFRD
10CASABLANCA25MOROCCO: 2010 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) This cable responds to action request (Ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2009 to February 2010. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Morocco (GOM) has taken a number of steps in 2009 that indicat [...]
2010-02-22 17:35:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KFRD
10CASABLANCA8MOROCCO - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 09:25:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
10CHISINAU62 MOLDOVA'S INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND
[...] In order to obtain information for this cable, Econoff contacted the International Labor Organization Office -International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) in Moldova, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Prose [...]
2010-02-03 12:39:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MD
10CHISINAU83MOLDOVA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 13:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10CIUDADJUAREZ25FOREIGN TRADE ZONES AND TAIWANESE INVESTMENT ON THE BORDER
[...] SUMMARY: Since late 2007, Ciudad Juarez has suffered a net loss of more than 80,000 manufacturing jobs as a result of the global economic slowdown. However, these losses would have been even worse without the impact of new investment and job growth in the outlying community of San Jeronimo. [...]
2010-01-28 02:17:00Consulate Ciudad JuarezUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ECON ELAB ETRD MX
10COLOMBO31POST RECOMMENDS NOT ACCEPTING SRI LANKA GSP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post does not support accepting the AFL-CIO petition to remove Sri Lanka as an eligible country under the GSP program because Sri Lankan labor standards are among the best in the region, the apparel industry has a program to improve working conditions, and the political im [...]
2010-01-15 11:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE ECON ELAB ETRD
10COLOMBO43DELIVERY OF MALDIVES GSP DEMARCHE; ILO REQUEST
[...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered the demarche on GSP and labor rights to the highest levels of the Government of the Maldives (GOM). On December 29, Ambassador Butenis wrote Foreign Minister Shaheed on USG plans to review the Maldives labor rights in one year, emphasizing the need for the [...]
2010-01-21 11:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD MV
10COLOMBO67INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES
[...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...]
2010-01-29 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
10COLOMBO72INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 08:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
10COLOMBO95SRI LANKA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE
[...] Agencies responsible: The Department of Labor and the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) have the legal authority to enforce hazardous child labor laws. 2. Exchange of information: The Department of Labor works closely with the Police Unit at the NCPA and the Women and Children's [...]
2010-02-08 00:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
10COLOMBO97SRI LANKA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE
[...] Agencies responsible: The Department of Labor and the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) have the legal authority to enforce hazardous child labor laws. 2. Exchange of information: The Department of Labor works closely with the Police Unit at the NCPA and the Women and Children's [...]
2010-02-08 05:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
10COLOMBO98THE MALDIVES: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE
[...] Reftel only requests responses to tasking 1/TVPRA, on the use of forced or exploitive child labor in the production of goods. However, the Maldives was reinstated to the General System of Preference program in December 2009, so post also will provide information applicable to tasking 2. 2. [...]
2010-02-08 05:55:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
10CONAKRY104GUINEA: 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Despite considerable rhetoric by the junta government concerning anti-TIP efforts, little progress has been made toward combating TIP in Guinea during the reporting period. The country remains a point of origin, transit, and destination for trafficked men, women, and children. After the [...]
2010-02-17 06:38:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10COPENHAGEN85DENMARK JANUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) The Chairman of the Economic Council Hans Joergen Whitta-Jacobsen, who assumed his post on January 1, revised the Council's recommendations on economic policy. The Council no longer finds that the time is right for additional stimulus, but rather believes that reforms of social welfare [...]
2010-02-12 12:32:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV DA
10COPENHAGEN88TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: POST'S INPUT TO 10TH
[...] (U) Post is providing the following answers keyed to question headings in REFTEL. 2. (SBU) DENMARK'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The following is a list of sources and their websites that offer information regarding human trafficking in Denmark: -The United Nations Human Rights Council - www. [...]
2010-02-16 07:39:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KMCA DA
10COTONOU80BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GOB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The GOB provided to Post prosecution statistics for 2009 demonstrating good will to crack down on child trafficking. 2. (SBU) The National Child Protection Coordination and Monitori [...]
2010-02-12 10:57:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN BN
10DAMASCUS123SYRIA - FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
[...] This cable provides information on child labor and forced labor in the Syrian Arab Republic per reftel. 2. Contacts at local international NGOs and children's rights activists reported the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) kept no official statistics on the prevalence of child labor in [...]
2010-02-12 14:53:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SY
10DAMASCUS172SYRIA - 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Anthony A. Deaton. Office telephone: ( 963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax ( 963) (11) 3391-4687. Mr. Deaton (FS-03) spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured t [...]
2010-02-28 11:52:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PREL ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA
10DAMASCUS36SYRIA PASSES FIRST TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS LAW
[...] This report contains an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (U) Summary: President Asad endorsed Syria's first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) legislation -- Legislative Decree No. 3 -- on January 10, and Syrian newspapers published it on January 11, thereby officially bringing the decree i [...]
2010-01-12 13:49:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL ELAB KTIP KWMN SCUL SOCI
10DAMASCUS512010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 14:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC SY
10DARESSALAAM126TANZANIA: CHILD AND FORCED LABOR REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 14:53:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI TZ
10DARESSALAAM129TANZANIA: CHILD AND FORCED LABOR REPORT
[...] This cable responds to questions in reftel. TASK 1: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) - Forced labor and/or Exploitative Child Labor in the Production of Goods Agricultural Products Q Sisal, Cashew, Tea, Coffee --------------------------------------------- - 1A-E. [...]
2010-02-09 15:12:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI TZ
10DARESSALAAM136TANZANIA: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable is in response to guidance in reftel. TIP SITUATION IN TANZANIA ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Reliable sources of qualitative information for TIP trends include the Government of Tanzania (GOT) Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the lead agency on TIP issues; Ministry o [...]
2010-02-11 11:31:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10DHAKA149BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE AND
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref D request for additional information regarding exploitative child labor in Bangladesh under the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA). As there is no new information on the use of forced labor and/or exploitative child labor in the production of goods, Ref A a [...]
2010-02-23 09:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
10DILI27TIMOR-LESTE: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] Summary: Child labor in Timor-Leste remains pervasive and difficult to quantify (see ref B for further background). Children work in agriculture, as street and market vendors, and as domestic laborers. Although there is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that underage girls have been forced i [...]
2010-02-04 06:38:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI TT
10DJIBOUTI193DJIBOUTI: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This message contains Embassy Djibouti's 2010 trafficking in persons (TIP) submission. Responses are keyed to ref A numbering and lettering. Since the late 2007 passage of Djibouti's comprehensive anti-TIP law, awareness and acknowledgement of TIP as an important challenge con [...]
2010-02-17 10:07:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP SMIG PREF PHUM KWMN ASEC KFRD ELAB KMCA DJ
10DJIBOUTI72DJIBOUTI: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR INFORMATION
[...] (U) This message contains Post's responses to Ref A taskers one and two. --------------------------------------- TASK ONE: FORCED OR EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Post has no/no evidence that goods originating in Djibou [...]
2010-02-01 08:21:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DJ
10DOHA22QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 07:10:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA
10DUBAI5Labor Strike Over Unpaid Wages
[...] (C) Summary: On December 22, 60 Robust Contracting Company staff employees went on strike over three months' unpaid wages. This is the third known labor strike in 2009 (reftel). Representatives from the Ministry of Labor (MOL),Dubai Police, and National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking a [...]
2010-01-24 12:55:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV EFIN KTIP AE
10DUBAI7Dubai-based Companies Transition to New Wage Protection
[...] (C) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor (MOL) issued a decree on the "protection of wages" in September 2009 affecting all the emirates, including Dubai. The Wage Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary payment system meant to shield the UAE's massive foreign labor population from dela [...]
2010-01-25 12:37:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM EFIN KTIP PGOV AE
10DUBLIN6UPDATE ON IRELAND'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent negative media attention, Ireland has made significant strides in addressing instances of trafficking in persons (TIP) within its borders. At present, 57 investigations are ongoing, with a single case before the courts. A further three individuals were convicted [...]
2010-01-08 15:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
10DUBLIN65IRELAND - TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 10:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10DUSHANBE104TAJIKISTAN: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 06:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI
10DUSHANBE23FOOD SECURITY UPDATE FOR TAJIKISTAN
[...] The food security situation in Tajikistan has been slightly better through the first ten months of 2009 compared to 2008, according to World Food Program's December update. Surveys showed that as of October 2009, 22% of households were moderately food insecure and 9% were severely food insecu [...]
2010-01-05 06:53:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ELAB SOCI TI
10FREETOWN64SIERRA LEONE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) This report covering 2009 relies on the research done for 2008 in ref B, updating where necessary. The trafficking situation remains much as reported there. Sierra Leone ranks near or at the bottom of every global measure of poverty. Trafficking in persons thrives in such an environm [...]
2010-02-12 15:05:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10GEORGETOWN58GUYANA - CHILD LABOR REPORT 2010
[...] (U) No evidence exists to suggest forced or exploitive child labor occurs in the production of goods in Guyana. While child labor does exist in certain forms in Guyana, it occurs primarily in the informal sector, mainly domestic housework and small-scale fishing, farming and vending. Sou [...]
2010-02-01 16:33:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM GY
10GEORGETOWN78TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT - GUYANA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) GUYANA'S TIP SITUATION: A. Sources of information available include: the Guyanese media; the Ministry of Home Affairs; the Ministry [...]
2010-02-10 16:23:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA GY
10GUANGZHOU75 NGOs, EDUCATION, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING: BUILDING CIVIL
[...] (U) Summary: The Consul General's February 1-3 visits to Guilin and Liuzhou focused on developing civil society through strengthening NGOs and forming educational partnerships. The CG visited Guangxi Normal University officials and librarians, as well as administrators of the Liuzhou Minority H [...]
2010-02-10 05:38:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO ECON PGOV ELAB SOCI SCUL PREL OPRC CH
10GUANGZHOU77South China Economic Analysts Predict Continued Reliance on
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Although China is making gradual progress towards greater economic diversification, cheap exports will continue to drive growth in the near term, according to comments made by local economic analysts during a conversation with the Consul General, visiting Deputy Direc [...]
2010-02-10 08:35:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND ELAB PGOV PREL SENV ECON CH HK
10GUANGZHOU8Labor NGO Stuck with Fine for Unpaid Taxes
[...] (C) Summary: A Shenzhen-based labor NGO was charged more than RMB 79,000 (approximately US$12,000) in back taxes and fees in what the organization's director says was a move orchestrated by local security authorities. The situation appears to be limited to the single NGO, though directors of s [...]
2010-01-06 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU82Migrant Worker Generation Gap Underscores
[...] (C) Summary and comment: China's new generation of migrant workers has more education, less interest in rural life and a higher rate of criminality than the previous generation. Younger workers favor jobs in the service sector over manufacturing and often do not plan to retire to the countrys [...]
2010-02-12 07:25:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV CH
10GUATEMALA232Guatemala Child Labor Report for TVPRA and TDA
[...] (U) Below is a response to Ref A, Tasking 1 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)) and Tasking 2 (Trade and Development Act (TDA)). Guatemalan children continue to be the victims of forced and exploitive labor practices in the production of goods and the provision of serv [...]
2010-02-04 21:09:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI GT
10HAMILTON26BERMUDA: TENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) (Question 25A) CONGEN Hamilton verifies that trafficking is not a significant problem in Bermuda. The Bermuda Police Service (BPS),the Bermuda Department of Immigration, the Bermuda Department of Labor and Training, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),social workers at Ki [...]
2010-02-16 13:58:00Consulate HamiltonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KMCA KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10HAMILTON30BERMUDA: MIGRANT WORKER ABUSE NOW ON THE RADAR SCREEN
[...] (SBU) Bermuda is one of the most affluent countries in the world, but migrant workers at the lower end of the economy in the construction, hospitality and domestic service industries are vulnerable to workplace abuse. An estimated two-three dozen guest workers complained about labor abus [...]
2010-02-19 19:36:00Consulate HamiltonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV BD
10HANOI1882010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 1 of 3
[...] (U) Post provides the following responses to the questions in paragraphs 25-33 of ref A, taking into account the additional guidance and reporting requirements required by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA of 2008). Post's responses cover the re [...]
2010-02-12 08:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HANOI1902010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 2 of 3
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 08:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
10HANOI68Vietnamese Border Guards' role in Combating Human
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 7 meeting, the Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Defense's Border Guards Division, Bui Quang An, stated criminal activity, including human trafficking, was on the rise. The northern border provinces of Lang Son, Lao Cai and An Giang registered the largest number of TI [...]
2010-01-22 10:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM
10HANOI70Vietnam's plans for the Mekong Initiative against
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and USAID project manager met with the Regional Project Manager for the UN's Interagency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) on January 5 to obtain a briefing on progress under UNIAP's USAID-funded grant and discuss Vietnam's participation in the Coordinated Mekong Minis [...]
2010-01-22 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP KCRM PHUM PREL ELAB VM
10HARARE110STRIKE IN ZIMBABWE HITS EDUCATION HARDEST
[...] (SBU) Some government employees, including teachers, began a labor action on February 5 in demand of higher wages, improved working conditions, and price cuts at government-controlled essential utilities. The greatest impact of the strike has been felt in the education sector, as teacher ab [...]
2010-02-11 06:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
10HARARE156Zimbabwe: Goods Produced With Forced or Exploitive Child
[...] This cable provides information relevant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005, as described reftel, by providing details on goods produced in Zimbabwe with forced labor and exploitive child labor and government efforts to investigate and eliminate forced and [...]
2010-02-23 10:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL PREF PHUM KTIP ZI
10HARARE158Zimbabwe: Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in ref B. --------------------------------- Zimbabwe's TIP Situation --------------------------------- -- 25 A. (SBU) There are no reliable statistics on the trafficking problem in Zimbabwe. Most informa [...]
2010-02-23 20:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KMCA KWMN
10HARARE168Zimbabwean Labor Leader Interrogated, Office Raided
[...] (SBU) On February 19, the Secretary General of the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ),Gertrude Hambira, was interrogated by a group of 17 security officials for her part in producing a film documenting abuse suffered by farm workers in Zimbabwe. During the [...]
2010-02-24 15:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREL PREF ASEC ZI
10HARARE202010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...]
2010-01-15 07:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
10HARARE82WAITING FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In spite of the Zimbabwean government's attempt to hype the 2010 World Cup's ability to bring in a large influx of tourists, businesses in Victoria Falls are projecting a significant decrease in business. With the exception of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA),business interl [...]
2010-02-04 10:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI
10HAVANA109USINT HAVANA'S ANSWER TO TIP REPORT QUESTIONS THIS
[...] (SBU)Per Reftel, USINT Havana submits the following information for inclusion in the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Cuba section. ------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS ------------------- 25. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of [...]
2010-02-25 20:27:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HELSINKI19INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - FINLAND
[...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding features of the investment climate in Finland. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Finnish Government is open to direct foreign investment. There are no general regulatory limitations relating to acquisitions. Legisl [...]
2010-01-15 15:33:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD USTR OPIC ELAB KTDB PGOV FI
10HONGKONG279SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. Para 25: T [...]
2010-02-17 07:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HONGKONG304SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. [...]
2010-02-22 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10ISLAMABAD20LABOR MINISTRY ACTIONS TO COMBAT BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation and other stakeholders, hosted two conferences on bonded labor. Government officials, employers, donors and civil society came together at a December 15-16 conference in Lahore to discuss [...]
2010-01-06 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD21LABOR MINISTRY ACTIONS TO COMBAT BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation and other stakeholders, hosted two conferences on bonded labor. Government officials, employers, donors and civil society came together at a December 15-16 conference in Lahore to discuss [...]
2010-01-06 10:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD268PRO-WOMEN AMENDMENT TO PAKISTAN CRIMINAL LAW
[...] (U) Summary: On January 29, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2009 into effect. The legislation amends the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to include provisions for making workplace harassment against women punishable. This legislation is [...]
2010-02-03 14:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD298COMBATING BONDED LABOR ABUSES IN AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Pakistan debt labor in agriculture stems from culturally accepted money lending traditions and a socio-economic disparity that contributes to maintaining the poverty gripping the country's rural areas, especially in the Sindh province. There is a spectrum of abuse that arise [...]
2010-02-05 15:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ELAB PREL PGOV PTER
10ISLAMABAD309INTER-AGENCY HUMAN TRAFFICKING - BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior hosted an inter-agency conference on human trafficking and bonded labor on February 3. Officials from all four provinces attended. Participants included the provincial Inspector Generals of Police, the Ministry of Labor, provincial Departments of Labou [...]
2010-02-08 07:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10JAKARTA163INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Indonesian TVPRA list. Post does ask that lacking substantiated reports that DOL delete gold from Indonesia's TVPRA list of goods. Removing Gold ------------- 2. (U) Mission has not received any reliable reports to corrobor [...]
2010-02-05 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI ID
10JAKARTA258INDONESIA - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-27 19:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10JERUSALEM1482010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE WEST
[...] Obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from the Ministry. 2. Deposit initial capital, which is 25 percent of the capital plus official bank fees (1/1000 of stated capital). 3. Obtain signature of the required documents by a local lawyer. 4. Register with the commercial Regist [...]
2010-01-25 15:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC KWBG
10KABUL382NEW AFGHAN MINISTER OF LABOR CITES CHILD LABOR AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, Ambassador Eikenberry and a team from the Embassy paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs, and the Disabled (MOLSA),Ms. Amena Afzali. Of the three female Cabinet members President Karzai put forward in the second r [...]
2010-02-01 07:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM USAID AF
10KABUL637CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT DEMARCHE POINTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the request (Ref B) to inform our host government of the provisions of the Child Soldier Prevention Act (CSPA) and its impending implementation, Embassy Kabul delivered demarche points to the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to review the prog [...]
2010-02-21 07:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI KTIP
10KAMPALA364UGANDA: DOL TDA/TVPRA CHLD LABOR REPORTING
[...] The U.S. Mission consulted with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD),the Ugandan Police Force (UPF),the Ugandan Human Rights Commission (UHRC),the International Labor Organization (ILO) and several local NGOs to compile this report in response to taskings in reftel. [...]
2010-02-16 07:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI UG
10KAMPALA426UGANDA: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 13:25:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF ELAB SMIG UG
10KHARTOUM72Port Sudan Union Protest: Harbinger of Election Activism?
[...] (SBU) Summary: 250 members of a politically-influential union of dockworkers operating in Port Sudan were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at the offices of Governor (Wali) al-Tahir Ella on 10 January. Union organizers had previously attempted to call a general assembly to discuss spe [...]
2010-01-13 12:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ELAB EINT SU
10KINGSTON244JAMAICA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Embassy Kingston's submission of information requested for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: 2. (SBU) Jamaica's TIP Situation -------------------------------------- A. Sources of information include: Jamaican media; the Governm [...]
2010-02-19 14:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB XL JM
10KINSHASA120DRC RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND
[...] (U) Summary: In response to ref A, below is Post's submission of information on child labor and forced labor for the Department of Labor's Congressional reporting requirements under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA) and the Trade and Development Act of 200 [...]
2010-02-01 12:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI CG
10KINSHASA248DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses keyed to questions in reftel on trafficking in persons. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 25: --A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in [...]
2010-02-24 07:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD KMCA SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
10KINSHASA92DRC: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel, the following is the text of the Investment Climate Statement for the DRC for 2010. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. (U) The DRC's rich endowment of natural resources, large population size (approximately 68 million) and generally [...]
2010-01-26 15:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KTDB OPIC USTR CG
10KOLONIA12ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 03:17:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10KUWAIT126KUWAIT'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION: PART 1
[...] (SBU) Part 1 of Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows. 2. (SBU) Responses are keyed to paragraphs 25 to 27 of reftel. ================== THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ================== 3. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions i [...]
2010-02-11 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10KUWAIT127KUWAIT'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION: PART 2
[...] (SBU) Part 2 of Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows. 2. (SBU) Responses are keyed to paragraphs 27 to 30 of reftel. ================== INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS (continued) ================== 3. (SBU) Please find b [...]
2010-02-11 10:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10KUWAIT167KUWAIT RATIFIES NEW PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR LAW
[...] (U) On February 21, Kuwait's new Private Sector Labor Law entered into force after it was published in the official gazette, having been approved by Amiri decree on February 10 and unanimously passed by the parliament on December 23 (REFS A & B). The law, updating its antiquated 1964 predecesso [...]
2010-02-24 11:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP KMPI ELAB KU
10KUWAIT22GOK STEPS UP ABUSE PROSECUTIONS/TRAINING AHEAD OF
[...] (U) Summary: Further to reftel report of a recent landmark court case in which a Kuwaiti national received a 16-year sentence for abuse of a domestic worker, the GoK has continued to demonstrate an increased commitment to prosecuting TIP-related crimes (particularly against foreign domestic w [...]
2010-01-12 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP PHUM ELAB KU
10KYIV178INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Post responded to prior taskings, and does not have information on additional goods for the Ukraine TVPRA list. ---------- TASK 2/TDA ---------- 2A. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF EXPLOITIVE CHILD LABOR --------------------------------- -------------------------------- Â [...]
2010-02-01 15:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS USAID UP
10KYIV226UKRAINE'S 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine suffered one of Europe's worst recessions in 2009, with real GDP declining nearly 15%. The economic slump was prompted by a sharp fall in global demand for steel and chemical products, combined with the global credit crunch and vulnerabilities in the Ukrainian financial [...]
2010-02-10 13:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
10KYIV232FIRTASH TRIUMPHS OVER TYMOSHENKO ON NADRA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nadra Bank's year-long moratorium on deposit withdrawals ended on February 10, amidst last-ditch negotiations over the bank's future. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) had engaged in talks on February 10 about liquidating Nadra, one of Ukraine's largest private banks, only to [...]
2010-02-11 12:29:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EREL ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
10LAGOS5THE "PEOPLE'S GOVERNOR" SETS AN EXAMPLE IN
[...] (C) Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) of Edo State believes that because he was popularly elected he must govern differently from those who owe their positions to "Godfathers." Oshiomhole stressed to PolOff in Benin City on December 7 that he remained free of the need to pay fa [...]
2010-01-05 13:31:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KDEM PINR ELAB NI
10LAGOS8SOUND MANAGEMENT BOLSTERS EDO STATE BALANCE SHEET
[...] (C) Fiscal management, the introduction of new technologies, and the implementation of coherent polices by Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress) have bolstered the State's balance sheet, according to commissioners and observers. The State has significantly increased revenues [...]
2010-01-06 14:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON ELAB NI
10LAPAZ202BOLIVIA - response to TDA report on worst forms of child
[...] Per reftel B, post submits the following information for the U.S. Department of Labor's Congressional Reporting Requirements related to forced and child labor. 2. Post has no new information relevant to tasking 1: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005, Sec [...]
2010-02-02 12:23:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PREL BL PGOV EAID
10LAPAZ306BOLIVIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) ANNUAL REPORT
[...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz submits the following response to the questions posed in paragraphs 25-35 of the cable guidance (reftel) regarding the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. 25. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: A. The primary sources for the information contained in this [...]
2010-02-18 15:06:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM BL KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG KMCA
10LAPAZ72BOLIVIA - 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy La Paz submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. The Bolivian investment climate is undergoing a transformation. In February 2009, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)-led government obtained passage of a new constitution which aggressively [...]
2010-01-13 19:51:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BL
10LIBREVILLE37GABON: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN EXPORT PRODUCTS (2010)
[...] Per reftel, post provides this response to questions regarding forced and child labor in the production of export products. Post's response to annual child labor reporting requirements follows in septel. Forced, child, and exploitive labor in the production of exports goods is not a signific [...]
2010-01-25 12:41:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP KCRM PHUM SOCI AID GB
10LIBREVILLE53GABON: EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR THE TRADE AND
[...] Per reftel, post provides this response to questions regarding exploitative child labor in the production of products. Post's response to annual child labor reporting requirements follows in septel. Forced, child, and exploitive labor in the production of exports goods is not a significant p [...]
2010-02-05 06:19:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP KCRM PHUM SOCI AID GB
10LILONGWE130MALAWI: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains engaged in the fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child Dev [...]
2010-02-16 17:33:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB EAID KMCA
10LILONGWE33 MALAWI: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...]
2010-01-14 13:30:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MI
10LILONGWE86MALAWI: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] (Reftel 1A) The current TVPRA list shows two goods, Tobacco and Tea, as goods produced in Malawi using forced labor and /or exploitive child labor. In 2009 Post has not found evidence to support the inclusion of additional goods on the TVPRA list. 2. (Reftel 1F) The GoM [...]
2010-02-01 10:10:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MI
10LIMA172Peru - Investment Climate Statement 2010
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agr [...]
2010-01-26 21:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PE
10LISBON22PORTUGAL'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly diversified and service-based since [...]
2010-01-14 14:40:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO
10LISBON27PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] Per Ref A, Poleconoff contacted the Portuguese Ministry of Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and local NGOs to obtain current information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Portugal. 2. According to Fatima Matos, Coordinato [...]
2010-01-19 18:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID PO
10LISBON71PORTUGAL: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 15:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10LONDON330UK UNIONS PUT THEIR MONEY ON LABOUR PARTY, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. British trade unions, though not the political force they once were, continue to be the primary source of funding for the Labour Party's electoral campaign, contributing 72 percent of Labour's total donations. The unions expect either a Labour or Conservative government to imp [...]
2010-02-11 16:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV UK
10LUSAKA75ZAMBIA: CHILD LABOR COMMON WITH SOME FORCED LABOR
[...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for information on the use of forced labor and/or exploitive child labor in the production of goods per the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). It describes exploitive and hazardous child labor for Zambia per the Trade and Deve [...]
2010-02-08 12:08:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV ZA
10LUSAKA89 ZAMBIA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post is providing the below information for use in the preparation of the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The sections in this message are keyed to questions contained in Ref A. ---------------------- ZAMBIA'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) A. The [...]
2010-02-11 05:57:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PGOV PREF
10MADRID114MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 25-29
[...] (U) The official National Institute of Statistics (INE) fourth-quarter 2009 unemployment rate was 18.8%, a raise of almost 1% from the previous quarter. This is the third consecutive year that the unemployment rate has increased. Over 4.3 million Spaniards were unemployed, up by 1.1 million f [...]
2010-01-31 23:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ELAB SP
10MADRID116CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID SP
10MADRID117CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID SP
10MADRID14SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC.28 - JAN.8
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 16:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG ETRN SP
10MADRID148MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1-5
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 07:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
10MADRID155AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 11:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ELAB KIPR SP
10MADRID176MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 8-12
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ELAB ECPS SP
10MADRID183TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR SPAIN
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to Ref A, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post will need to supply an update cable to incorporate additional legal and judicial statistics. Embassy POC is POLOFF Hugh Clifton, Tel. (34) 91-587 [...]
2010-02-16 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10MADRID42MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JANUARY 11-15, 2010
[...] (U) Local media reported on German government criticism of President Zapatero's EU statement calling for economic sanctions for EU member countries that fail to meet specified objectives in the successor to the Lisbon Strategy for EU Growth. Rainer Breuderle, German Minister of Economics and [...]
2010-01-19 12:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
10MANAGUA184(U) NICARAGUA 1/TVPRA - Goods produced by Child Labor
[...] (U) The following is US Embassy Managua's submission regarding the Department of Labor request for information on forced labor and child labor in the production of goods for mandatory congressional reporting requirements as outlined in State 131995 and 131997. 2. (U) As reported prev [...]
2010-02-02 14:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI NU
10MANAGUA202(U) NICARAGUA: LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FREE
[...] (U) As per Ref. A request, the following is U.S. Embassy Managua's submission regarding Labor Monitoring and Free Trade Agreements. A. Labor Issues Scene Setter: The Right of Association 2. (U) The law provides for the right of all public and private sector workers, with [...]
2010-02-05 22:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV NU
10MANAGUA228Nicarargua: Trafficking in Persons Report 2010
[...] (U) Following is Embassy Managua's 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The information is keyed to reftel paragraphs 25-30. --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (SBU) Nicaragua's TIP Situation (reftel para 25) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...]
2010-02-17 20:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA NU
10MANAMA55FTA LABOR MONITORING - BAHRAIN
[...] (U) This cable provides responses requested in Ref A (Labor Monitoring and Engagement with Free Trade Agreement Countries). BACKGROUND = = = = = 2. (SBU) WORKFORCE: Bahrain's workforce comprises approximately 675,000 adults, of which approximately 537,000 are foreign workers -- of these [...]
2010-02-01 12:40:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM BA
10MANAMA56INPUT FOR FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR REPORTS
[...] (U) Summary: There were no reports of forced labor in the production of goods in Bahrain in 2009, nor were there reports of exploitative child labor, trafficking of children, or commercial sexual exploitation of children. End Summary. FORCED/CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS = = = = = [...]
2010-02-01 12:40:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI BA
10MANILA1492010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR
10MANILA156FILIPINO NURSES STRUGGLE TO RESUSCITATE CAREERS AFTER U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Nursing degrees provided thousands of Filipinos opportunities to work in the United States. Facing low wages and high unemployment at home, Filipino nurses were eager to help address the chronic nursing shortage in the United States. However, many of these job opportunities evaporat [...]
2010-01-26 08:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ELAB CVIS OEXC RP
10MANILA212INFORMATION ON CHILD AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 09:14:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM EIND KTIP SOCI SIPDIS USAID RP
10MANILA404CORRECTED COPY: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND FORCED
[...] (U) Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate exploitative and forced child labor (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in Reftels B and C on the use of child labor in the p [...]
2010-02-26 08:46:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM EIND KTIP SOCI SIPDIS USAID RP
10MAPUTO109MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Approximately 75 per cent of Mozambicans work as subsistence farmers. Child labor is culturally tolerated and accepted as a source of employment especially in agriculture. Child labor in the urban context is largely related to domestic servitude. The Ministry of Labor (MITR [...]
2010-02-06 20:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MZ
10MAPUTO163MOZAMBIQUE SUBMISSION: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's urban and rural areas, often with the complicity of family m [...]
2010-02-22 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10MASERU15TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY MAY LEAD TO
[...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...]
2010-01-13 10:23:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON LT
10MASERU23CORRECTED COPY: TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY
[...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...]
2010-01-21 12:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SF LT
10MASERU31LESOTHO: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR REPORT
[...] Lesotho does not consider itself to have a problem with forced labor or exploitive child labor. The Ministry of Labour and Employment states that there is no child labor within the formal sectors. Forced labor or exploitive child labor is known to occur in the informal sector and does not occu [...]
2010-02-01 13:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI LT
10MASERU57LESOTHO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further documentation of human trafficking? How reliable are these sources? Sources of information on trafficking are becoming m [...]
2010-02-22 11:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10MBABANE46SWAZILAND: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN
[...] Per reftel request, Post submits responses regarding the use of forced labor and/or exploitive child labor in the production of goods in Swaziland, and government actions to address these issues. 2. In preparing our response, Post conducted interviews and discussions with Labor Commissione [...]
2010-02-03 05:10:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID WZ
10MEXICO6AFL-CIO VISITS OUSTED UNION
[...] (C) Summary: On December 1-2, high-ranking members of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) visited Mexico on a joint fact-finding and solidarity mission to understand first-hand the situation of the Sindicato Mex [...]
2010-01-05 16:33:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PGOV MX
10MONROVIA132LIBERIA RESPONSE TO DOL ON CHILD LABOR REPORTING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 13:14:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM EAID SOCI LI
10MONROVIA47LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions were lifted on timber exports in 2006 and on diamond exports in early 2007. Liberia is now Kimberly Process compliant. The removal of sanctions opened t [...]
2010-01-13 11:56:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
10MONTERREY60DESPITE UPBEAT STATE FORECAST CHALLENGES REMAIN TO NUEVO
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Nuevo Leon Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) report predicted that state growth would continue to surpass that of Mexico as a whole, moving 2009 state per capital nominal GDP from US $12,445 to US $25,426 by 2015, 104 percent above the predicted national ave [...]
2010-02-26 00:13:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
10MONTEVIDEO112Uruguay 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:44:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UY
10MONTEVIDEO146Uruguay: Additional Information on Child Labor and Forced
[...] Post provides missing information from Ref A to complete the request for information on child and forced labor in Uruguay. 2G) Continual Progress ------------------------------- 2. The incidence of child labor in Uruguay is relatively low, and the GOU sustained its efforts to [...]
2010-02-26 13:28:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI UY
10MONTEVIDEO26URUGUAY - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The Government of Uruguay recognizes the important role foreign investment plays in economic development and works to maintain a favorable investment climate. Aside from a few sectors in which foreign investment is not permitted, there is neither de jure nor de facto discrimination toward inv [...]
2010-01-15 17:13:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR UY
10MOSCOW189Russian Deputy Health Minister Wants Expanded Health
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their upbeat December 14 meeting, Russian Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova and Ambassador Beyrle agreed that the Bilateral Presidential Commission's Working Group on Health should promote a substantial expansion of cooperation on health and medical sciences. They c [...]
2010-01-27 12:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD ELAB EAGR KIPR
10MOSCOW224INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Russia TVPRA list. ---------- Task 2/TDA ---------- 2A. Prevalence and Sectoral Distribution of Exploitive Child Labor  [...]
2010-01-29 14:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
10MUSCAT39SNAPSHOT OF OMAN'S BANKING CLIMATE AND ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call on the head of HSBC bank for Oman, the Ambassador received a candid view of Oman's banking circumstances. HSBC is well-placed in Oman, being the first bank in the country - and even served as the de facto central bank before the official one was established [...]
2010-01-20 13:32:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ELAB MU
10MUSCAT44OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 09:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MU
10MUSCAT46FIGURES ON OMAN'S LATEST LABOR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 13:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP PGOV MU
10MUSCAT87OMAN REPORT ON CHILD LABOR - 2009
[...] Summary: Oman does not have an issue with child labor. There are no reports or complaints related to this topic. The one area of potential concern, child camel jockeys, was fully addressed this year when the legal minimum age for jockeys was raised to 18. This is in response to reftel instr [...]
2010-02-10 07:13:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM MU
10NAIROBI88Kenya: Macroeconomic Update
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a January 8 meeting with Econoffs, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Ministry of Finance Economic Secretary, spoke strongly in favor of Kenya applying for a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program in the range of $1 billion over three years. While Minister of Finance Kenyatta is not y [...]
2010-01-13 10:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
10NASSAU116THE BAHAMAS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Nassau's Investment Climate Report for 2010. --------------------------------------------- - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas generally [...]
2010-02-03 21:35:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC BF EIND ECON EINT
10NDJAMENA105CHAD: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2010 REPORT
[...] (U) This is Post's submission for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons report. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. --------------------------- THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION --------------------------- 2. (SBU) Paragraph 25: A. Government entities, international organizations, and i [...]
2010-02-18 15:28:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA CD
10NDJAMENA84 CHAD: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (U) Chad is a developing central African country still recovering from nearly successful coups d'etat in 2005/06 and serious rebel incursions from a neighboring country in 2008/09. Eighty per cent of its 11 million people are engaged in subsistence farming or herding, and living primarily und [...]
2010-02-08 16:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI
10NEWDELHI22NEW CONVERGENCE PROJECT CONTINUES U.S.-INDIA PARTNERSHIP TO
[...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)-funded project, "Converging Against Child Labor: Support for India's Model," provides new momentum for the partnership between the U.S. and India in eradicating child labor. Implemented by the International Labor Organization (ILO),the USD 6.85 m [...]
2010-01-07 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ETRD KTIP KOCI PHUM SOCI USAID IN
10NEWDELHI378New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...]
2010-02-26 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN
10NIAMEY206NIGER INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] Post's response corresponds to checklist in para 15, sections 1A through 1F, and para 21, sections 2A through 2G of ref A. 1A)- 1F) PRODUCTION OF GOODS Post has no information indicating significant forced labor or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Niger. Child [...]
2010-02-25 08:10:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI NG
10NIAMEY92 Niger: Pol/Econ Update for January 2010
[...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for January 2010 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- National Assembly passes anti-terrorism financing legislation; -- GON changes civil service employee w [...]
2010-02-03 07:29:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB EFIN PTER ENRG EPET SOCI NG
10NICOSIA55CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:21:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NICOSIA56CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 07:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NOUAKCHOTT59 MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...]
2010-01-25 17:39:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR
10NOUAKCHOTT61 MAURITANIA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, due in large part to its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining and hydrocarbon industries. Despite attractive resources for foreign investors, political instability, corruption, the la [...]
2010-01-26 08:25:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MR
10NOUAKCHOTT90MAURITANIA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, please find post's TIP report submission: ------------- TIP SITUATION ------------- 2. (SBU) Sources of Available Information: Available information on human trafficking is limited and unreliable. Although evidence points to the existence of many forms o [...]
2010-02-10 13:51:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB MCA PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
10NOUAKCHOTT94MAURITANIA: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel tasking 1, Post found no evidence of the use of forced labor or exploitive child labor in the production of goods in Mauritania. 2. (U) Post's response to reftel tasking 2 is as follows: --------------------------------------------- ----------------- Prevalen [...]
2010-02-11 10:29:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM MR
10OSLO100NORWAY 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Oslo's points of contact for TIP issues are Scott Sommers, Political Officer ( 47) 21 30 88 69, fax ( 47) 22 55 43 13 and Tord Bergesen, Political Specialist, LES ( 47) 21 30 85 02. Poloff spent approximately 35 hours researching and preparing this report. End Summary. [...]
2010-02-22 13:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA NI
10OTTAWA208CANADA 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 23:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CA ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10OUAGADOUGOU124BURKINA FASO,S TRADE UNIONS PROTEST COMMUNAL TAX,
[...] SUMMARY: Trade unions and independent syndicates have called for a nationwide strikes and demonstrations on February 24th to protest the application of a so-called "Communal Development Tax." Unions believe that this tax is unfair, unpopular and anti-social, and insist that the government rep [...]
2010-02-23 17:07:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PREL PGOV UV
10PARAMARIBO116Suriname: 2009 Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor
[...] (U) Post is pleased to submit 2009 information on Child Labor and Forced Labor. 2. (U) SECTION I/TVPRA Post does not have any additional information on goods to provide. There is no evidence that any Suriname-produced goods are produced using forced labor or exploitive chil [...]
2010-02-19 19:06:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI NS
10PARAMARIBO34Suriname: Investment Climate Statement 2010
[...] Post submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has identified it as key factor in achieving susta [...]
2010-01-19 18:32:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV NS
10PARIS196FRANCE: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the reporting period, France continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking in persons by maintaining and improving upon active political, legal, and social mechanisms to eliminate human trafficking. As demonstrated by the work of its inter-ministerial [...]
2010-02-19 15:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10PARIS198FRANCE: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10PARIS199FRANCE: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 16:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10PHNOMPENH1382010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period April 2009 - March 2010. Responses follow the questions outlined in Ref B. The entire report is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU). 2. (SBU) CAMBODIA'S TIP SITUATION ----------- [...]
2010-02-24 08:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN KFRD
10PHNOMPENH292010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CAMBODIA
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2010-01-19 00:41:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
10PODGORICA20MONTENEGRO UPHOLDING CHILD LABOR COMMITMENTS
[...] Summary. Exploitive child labor is not a significant problem in Montenegro. Despite having a solid framework of social and labor legislation, the Government of Montenegro (GoM) could do more to protect at-risk Roma children from labor exploitation but often lacks the resources to do so. Gene [...]
2010-02-05 17:41:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MW
10PORTLOUIS35CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...]
2010-02-04 12:30:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR
10PORTOFSPAIN180CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR TRININDAD AND TOBAGO
[...] (SBU) This cable contains responses per ref A to 1/TVPRA and 2/TDA in order to provide updated information concerning child labor in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (TT) as required under the Trade and Development Act (TDA). We believe that the incidence of children exploited for labor is [...]
2010-02-17 21:45:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TD
10PORTOFSPAIN194TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, post submits the following information regarding trafficking in persons in Trinidad and Tobago. 2. (SBU) Point of Contact: Ebony Custis; (868) 822-5922 v; (868) 822-5984 f. Thirty seven hours of work total by POLoff and POL Assistant. 3. (SBU) THE CO [...]
2010-02-22 16:44:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KMAC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TD
10PRAGUE25CZECH 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 06:14:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV EZ
10PRAGUE46CZECH REPUBLIC: NO SIGNIFICANT FORCED LABOR IN THE
[...] (SBU) The Czech Republic (CR) does not have significant incidence of forced labor or child labor in the production of goods. We conducted interviews with relevant staff from the Czech Labor and Social Affairs Ministry, the Interior Ministry, the State Bureau for Labor Inspection, the police, [...]
2010-01-28 13:06:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EZ
10PRAIA51CAPE VERDE REPORTS NO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cape Verde has a very low incidence of forced and exploitative child labor has no worst forms of child labor. Of children who work, most do so to augment their family income. Specifically, many of these children work as street vendors and car washers in cities, or assist with ha [...]
2010-02-03 22:01:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CV
10PRETORIA316 Minerals Minister Says No Mine Nationalization for South
[...] (SBU) Summary: South African Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu stated publicly and clearly that nationalization of the country's mines is not government policy and is not on the government's agenda, speaking at the opening of the Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town on February 2. She [...]
2010-02-16 13:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG EINV PGOV SF
10PRISTINA40KOSOVO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] KOSOVO: 2010 Investment Climate Statement A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- The Government of Kosovo (GOK) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) actively promote foreign investment in Kosovo. In January 2001, UNMIK adopted Regulation 2001/3 on For [...]
2010-01-26 13:33:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR KV
10PRISTINA77TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 15:14:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KDEM KFRD KJUS KMCA KTIP KV KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10QUITO11NO REAL THREAT TO CORREA ON THE HORIZON
[...] (C) Summary: Workers, students, teachers, and indigenous groups have announced protests against the government during January 2010, as is often the case for this time of year. At the same time, President Rafael Correa has alleged a military-led attempt to destabilize the government, the Minist [...]
2010-01-15 18:08:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB MARR EC
10QUITO130GOE BACKS OFF PROPOSED 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE
[...] (SBU) Ecuador's President Correa has publicly championed the idea of a "dignified wage" since taking office in 2007, and this concept is enshrined in the country's 2008 Constitution. Last year, Correa frequently called for an almost 50% increase in the minimum wage to reach his definition of [...]
2010-02-02 17:13:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EINV EC
10QUITO176Child Labor and Forced Labor in Ecuador for DOL Reporting
[...] The following is Embassy Quito's response to the request for child labor and forced labor information for DOL congressional reporting requirements (Ref A). ---------------------------- TASKING 1/TVPRA ---------------------------- 2. Q. Action request for tasking 1/TVPRA: Posts liste [...]
2010-02-11 22:00:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI EC
10QUITO9DISORGANIZED LABOR: LOTS OF TALK, LITTLE COLLECTIVE ACTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Union leaders are calling for strikes beginning on January 15, ostensibly to protest the "insufficient" rise in the minimum wage, which will go from 218 dollars to 240 dollars in 2010. However, worker protests are unlikely to amount to much, since organized labor in Ecuador is [...]
2010-01-14 17:57:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB PHUM EC
10RANGOON50BURMA: NGO EMPLOYEE IMPLICATED IN TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) A Burmese national Save the Children (STC) employee has reportedly trafficked at least five young people to the Wa Region for conscription into the United Wa State Army (UWSA). The employee was not working on a U.S. Government-funded STC project. The alleged perpetrator apparently acted [...]
2010-01-26 10:22:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KTIP BM
10RANGOON51BURMA: SUPPLEMENTARY UNDERSTANDING ON FORCED LABOR
[...] (C) The International Labor Organization (ILO) and Government of Burma (GOB) have signed a one year extension to the Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor - the basis upon which ILO's representative in Burma is permitted to receive forced labor complaints and advocate for resoluti [...]
2010-01-27 09:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
10RANGOON76BURMA: IMPROVED TIP COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) The Government of Burma (GOB) is taking steps to improve anti-trafficking cooperation with its neighbors. In April 2009, Burma and Thailand signed a long-delayed Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Burma has expressed concern about the treatment of Burmese tr [...]
2010-02-08 10:47:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL PHUM KTIP CH TH BM
10RANGOON83BURMA: STRIKES HALT WORK AT SEVERAL RANGOON
[...] (C) Workers at three or four Rangoon factories, all wholly or partially foreign owned, went on strike February 8-9. The number of participants is estimated to be as high as 3,000. By all available accounts, worker demands focus on increased pay and benefits. Some reports indicate the GOB r [...]
2010-02-11 08:31:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
10RANGOON89BURMA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Burma remained a source country for women, men, and children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation. To a lesser extent Burma is a transit country for trafficking victims going between neighboring countries. Forced labor and child-soldier recruitment continued to occur with [...]
2010-02-16 11:28:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG KTIP
10REYKJAVIK31 ICELAND: 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2009 Iceland took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons. The Government of Iceland, for the first time, prosecuted alleged trafficking violators on TIP specific charges. In addition, the government passed and began to implement the country's first anti-TIP natio [...]
2010-02-23 16:31:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10RIGA23LATVIA: NO REPORTS OF CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION
[...] The Embassy reached out to a range of nongovernmental organizations (Safe Home, Dardedze Center for Abused Children, Crises Center Skalbes, Resource Center for Women Marta),the local office of the International Organization for Migration, the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Children's [...]
2010-01-15 08:04:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID LG
10RIODEJANEIRO28RIO RADAR - FEBRUARY 1, 2010
[...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: LULA, PETROBRAS, AND GENERAL ELECTRIC OPEN FIRST ETHANOL POWER PLANT 2. [...]
2010-02-01 15:26:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PGOV ELAB WHO
10ROME2082009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 12:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10ROME2092009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 1
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 12:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10ROME82INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...]
2010-01-21 14:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
10SANAA225YEMEN: 2009 CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR UPDATES
[...] This cable provides updates on the child and forced labor situation in the Republic of Yemen, as per REF A. Hard copy source materials for 2009 have been pouched to the Department of Labor Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT). POC is Roland McKay: mckayrd@state.gov [...]
2010-02-06 06:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM
10SANAA295YEMEN: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-15 13:47:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10SANJOSE110COSTA RICA: LABOR UNIONS SQUARE OFF AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Union leaders from Costa Rica's largest ports ended a five-day sit-in at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) headquarters on January 25 without coming to an agreement over what they see as government interference in union activities in the potential concession of the ports. The union, whi [...]
2010-01-27 19:47:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB PHUM ECON CS
10SANSALVADOR144EL SALVADOR: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to Ref A, this cable provides information on child labor and forced labor in the production of goods in El Salvador as well as prevalence and sectoral distribution of exploitative child labor, laws and regulations, institutions and mechanisms for enforcement, government [...]
2010-02-08 14:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI ELAB ETRD ES
10SANSALVADOR156LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) Labor rights in El Salvador are generally respected but suffer from inadequate enforcement, and labor discrimination and violations of worker's rights do occur. However, El Salvador's new FMLN government has favored greater enforcement of labor rights than have prior administrations, and [...]
2010-02-09 18:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ELAB ECON AID ES
10SANSALVADOR212EL SALVADOR: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to ref A, this cable provides information on trafficking in persons (TIP) in El Salvador in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. The text directly tracks reftel paragraphs 25-29 and relevant subsections. Note internal paragraph number [...]
2010-02-19 22:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB MCA
10SANSALVADOR7Strike Closes Acajutla Port; Union Gang Ties Alleged
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A large-scale labor union strike closed El Salvador's sole operating seaport for two days until police peacefully removed the strikers. The President of the Salvadoran Autonomous Port Authority (CEPA),Guillermo Lopez-Suarez, said port operations have returned to normal and negotia [...]
2010-01-06 15:45:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEWWT ELAB EINV ECON ES
10SANTIAGO166CHILE: Labor Monitoring and Engagement with FTA Countries
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chile has a developed and steadily growing economy and a stable government which generally protects most worker rights adequately. Areas of concern include low levels of female and youth participation in the workforce, lack of regulation in the informal economy, an inflexible [...]
2010-02-05 19:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV CI
10SANTIAGO186CHILE 2009 UPDATED INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR
[...] Below is Post's response to Ref A request for updated information on the worst forms of child labor and forced labor in Chile. ----------------------- TASKING 1/TVPRA ----------------------- 2. Pol specialist spoke with officials from the Ministry of Labor, the ILO, union [...]
2010-02-08 17:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP AID CI
10SANTIAGO254Chile: TIP Report
[...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Some requests for statistics are still pending. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. SUMMARY: The GOC maintained its efforts to combat TIP. Individual agencies, inclu [...]
2010-02-25 12:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF CI
10SANTIAGO46A/S VALENZUELA DISCUSSES CHILE'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS AND ROLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Valenzuela met with the Minister of Finance on January 12 to discuss Chile's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),the state of Chile's economy, and plans for the next Chilean administration. The discussion ranged from innovation to [...]
2010-01-15 11:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI CI
10SANTODOMINGO124DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...]
2010-01-20 12:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR
10SANTODOMINGO372009 Labor Monitoring and Engagement With Free Trade
[...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's submission (requested in reftel) for information on labor issues in the Dominican Republic. Labor Issues Scene-Setter --------------------------------- 2. Labor unions represent about eight percent of the formal workforce, according to [...]
2010-01-29 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD DR
10SANTODOMINGO61Dominican Republic: Information on Child Labor and Forced
[...] Persuant to ref A, this is Post's response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Although child labor remains a si [...]
2010-02-19 15:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DR
10SAOPAULO112BRAZILIAN LGBT COMMUNITY FACES CHALLENGES TO RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Protection of the rights of Gay Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) citizens in Brazil presents a mixed picture. Brazil's LBGT population has become far more visible in recent years and some local governments such as Sao Paulo have established special legal, law enfo [...]
2010-02-11 14:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO CVIS CASC BR ELAB
10SAOPAULO52SAO PAULO OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP-JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) Summary: The following is the January edition of a monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. LAND [...]
2010-01-26 18:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM
10SAOPAULO74BRAZIL CITES LARGEST SUGAR PRODUCER FOR LABOR CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, Ministry of Labor (MOL) inspectors put Cosan, the world's biggest sugarcane producer on its list of companies, Portaria 540, who allegedly keep workers in "slave-like" conditions. In Brazil, Portaria 540 is commonly known as the "dirty list." On January 11 [...]
2010-01-29 16:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV BR
10SARAJEVO198BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2010 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2010-02-26 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10SECION03OF08VIENNA176AUSTRIA: TENTH ANNUALTRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 12:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AU ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10SEOUL200RESPONSE TO DOL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ROK USE
[...] (SBU) Following consultations with government officials, NGOs, and members of the National Assembly, Post has no reason to believe that any specific goods in South Korea are produced by forced labor in violation of international standards. For more information on populations vulnerable to la [...]
2010-02-09 08:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM PHUM KWMN KFRD KTIP KS
10SHANGHAI42ANHUI ECONOMY FLYING HIGH ON INVESTMENT-DRIVEN
[...] (SBU) Anhui Province appears to have weathered China's early 2009 economic downturn and one year later is reporting labor shortages in several sectors as a result of rapid growth. Observers expressed concern, however, that the province is enjoying only a "temporary prosperity" fueled by investm [...]
2010-02-08 03:22:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SENV CH
10SINGAPORE117 LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore has relatively few labor problems and violations of internationally-recognized labor rights are virtually non-existent. Workers have the right to organize, and approximately 18 percent of the workforce is unionized. A tripartite arrangement between the government, e [...]
2010-01-28 07:50:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD SN
10SINGAPORE167 SINGAPORE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PRODUCTIVITY BOOST TO DRIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Economic Strategies Committee released recommendations to drive future growth, focusing on raising productivity by improving worker skills, encouraging innovation, and limiting the economy's reliance on foreign labor. The recommendations mark a policy shift from a [...]
2010-02-11 08:51:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB SN
10SINGAPORE67 SINGAPORE - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2010 Investment C [...]
2010-01-19 00:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
10SKOPJE692010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MACEDONIA
[...] Summary: During the reporting period the GOM continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and participated in international activities directed at identifying and eliminating human trafficking. High-ranking GoM officials took an active interest in combating T [...]
2010-02-16 12:11:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB MCA AJ
10SOFIA123BULGARIA: 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is primarily a point of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree destination for human trafficking. The government continued its energetic anti-trafficking prevention campaign and stepped up efforts in the area of victim protection. It also passed legislation to incre [...]
2010-02-22 15:26:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
10SOFIA37BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:31:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA38BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA39BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2010 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Promising sectors for fo [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA78BULGARIA: CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel, U.S. Embassy Sofia contacted the Government's Labor Inspectorate which reported no cases of child exploitation in the production of goods in the formal economy. The Inspectorate agreed with NGOs' assessment that what forced child labor existed was in the gray econom [...]
2010-02-01 08:41:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
10STATE18437MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...]
2010-02-26 22:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS
10STATE2094PREPARING THE TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 14-35. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department [...]
2010-01-09 04:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10STATE7269RE: DEMARCHE ON RESTITUTION FOR TANZANIAN TIP
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 17:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TZ
10STATE947FIRST NEA-AF/E TIP REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE,
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson encourage all trafficking in persons (TIP) reporting officers at NEA and AF posts to attend a bi-regional conference, co-hosted by Ambassador-at-Large for Traffic [...]
2010-01-06 15:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF
10SUVA21FIJI: DOL CHILD LABOR REPORT INFORMATION
[...] Tasking 1: Exploitive child labor happened in the agricultural sector, particularly in sugar cane farming. The Fiji Times reported on a 13-year-old boy who has been cutting sugar cane since leaving school at the age of 11. Two government labor inspectors and two union officials have confirme [...]
2010-02-01 19:47:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID FJ
10SUVA23FIJI: DOL CHILD LABOR REPORT INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 20:29:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID FJ
10SUVA25KIRIBATI: DOL CHILD LABOR REPORT INFORMATION
[...] In 2009, Kiribati ratified ILO Conventions C138, the Minimum Age Convention, and C182, the Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, as well as two other conventions. The Ministry of Labour reports no changes to child labor laws as a result of these conventions. The Ministry has received no com [...]
2010-02-02 22:30:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID KR
10SUVA26TONGA: DOL CHILD LABOR REPORT INFORMATION
[...] The Kingdom of Tonga has not taken any new measures to address the issue of child labor in 2009. The police, who track child labor cases, report no new information. They intend to release all 2009 statistics at a later date. The Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries has no policy in [...]
2010-02-02 22:31:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID TN
10SUVA28TUVALU: DOL CHILD LABOR REPORT INFORMATION
[...] The Department of Labour in Tuvalu reports no changes to child labor laws, and no prosecutions for child labor. According to the Department of Labour, there have never been any prosecutions for child labor. The Department is currently undertaking surveys to help develop a National Employment [...]
2010-02-04 03:17:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID TV
10TAIPEI87TAIWAN: RESPONSE TO CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 06:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID TW
10TALLINN302010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TALLINN72Estonia: Submission for Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti-Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist in REF A. Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Johnathan Hilton (Email: HiltonJA@state.gov; Tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant Rii [...]
2010-02-12 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KMCA PGOV PHUM EN
10TASHKENT103Uzbekistan: HIV/AIDS Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in
[...] (SBU) Summary: It is emerging that a Tashkent Criminal Court last year sentenced Maksim Popov, a psychologist and HIV/AIDS activist, to seven years in prison on charges related to an HIV/AIDS prevention booklet that his NGO distributed, as well as financial improprieties related to gran [...]
2010-02-26 13:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV AID UZ
10TASHKENT47Uzbekistan: Freedom of Expression under Strain \
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow three cases \ involving constraints on freedom of expression. The defamation \ case against photographer Umida Ahmedova continues, with the latest \ information that she has refused an offer for amnesty in exchange \ for a guilty plea. Authorities hav [...]
2010-01-28 13:35:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT49Bible Society of Uzbekistan faces Uncertain Future
[...] (C) Summary: Sergei Mitin, Chairperson of the Bible Society of Uzbekistan, spoke to poloff on January 22 to discuss continued problems with fulfilling its mission in Uzbekistan. Although Mitin is not yet ready to throw in the towel, he and others in the World Congress of United Bible Soc [...]
2010-01-29 09:45:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
10TASHKENT59Uzbekistan: Response to DOL Request for Information on Child
[...] (U) Per Ref A request, post provides the following update on child labor and forced labor in Uzbekistan. TASKING 1/TVPRA ------------------------- 2. (U) Per instructions that post should only report on the use of child labor and forced labor during the production of [...]
2010-02-02 11:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT65Uzbekistan: Ambassador Meets with Bible Society
[...] (U) Ambassador Norland met with Bible Society of Uzbekistan (BSU) Chairman Sergei Mitin on February 1 to discuss recent difficulties the BSU has faced in carrying out its activities. (See reftel.) 2. (SBU) The BSU has three ongoing issues: a shipment of Uzbek-, Karakalpak- [...]
2010-02-04 10:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT9Uzbekistan: Strengthening Laws On Child Labor
[...] (U) Summary: At the end of December, President Karimov strengthened Uzbekistan's legal framework against child labor by signing into law amendments that increase penalties on public officials for using child labor, impose penalties on private individuals using child labor, and do away wi [...]
2010-01-14 05:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN KTIP UZ
10TASHKENT97Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ
10TASHKENT99Uzbekistan: Follow up on DOL Request for Information on
[...] (U) Post submitted its response to DOL's request for information on child labor and forced labor in Ref A. DOL requested follow up information in Ref B regarding the use of adult labor in the production of goods, pursuant to Task 1 under the TVPRA. 2. (U) Adult forced labo [...]
2010-02-26 10:24:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TBILISI198GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010
[...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...]
2010-02-17 07:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TBILISI201GEORGIA: 2009 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Summary: Child labor is uncommon in Georgia because of societal norms, legal prohibitions against it and high unemployment has resulted in a large pool of adult workers willing to work for low wages. There have been no reported cases of forced child labor or exploitive child labor. While ch [...]
2010-02-17 11:04:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
10TEGUCIGALPA117REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] On June 28, 2009, Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat. The United States did not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over and remained in power until the January 27 inauguration of democratically elected President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo [...]
2010-02-04 18:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM GOVPOI SIPDIS USAID
10TEGUCIGALPA13NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN ON MINIMUM WAGE
[...] (U) Summary: A tripartite commission of public, private, and labor sector representatives has begun discussions on raising the minimum wage, attempting to find a compromise between widely diverging demands. Any wage hike will be a strain on both public and private employers, since the minim [...]
2010-01-08 18:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND ELAB HO
10TEGUCIGALPA1502010 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment for Honduras for April 2009 to mid-February 2010. Point of Contact on trafficking is Political Officer Nathan Macklin (MacklinNL@state.gov, phone: 504-236-9320 x4141, fax: 504-238-4446, IVG: 8-539-4141). As requested in reftel [...]
2010-02-18 22:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10TEGUCIGALPA161AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SAN PEDRO SULA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras' commercial capital, February 4-6. This was the Ambassador's first high-profile series of public events since the June 28 coup d'tat. He met with the mayor, the maquila association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the editors of E [...]
2010-02-22 22:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD ELAB SCUL EAID KJUS HO
10TEGUCIGALPA164AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of State of Labor and Social Security Felicito Avila told the Ambassador during a February 22 courtesy call that the Lobo government needs to have a holistic view of the labor situation that provides assurances to both workers and businessmen. Avila said his role is [...]
2010-02-24 00:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB ECON PHUM PREL HO
10TEGUCIGALPA73LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS
[...] (U) Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat on June 28, 2009. The United States does not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over. As a result, it has not been possible for the Embassy to engage in high-level advocacy on labor issu [...]
2010-01-26 18:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PGOV HO
10TELAVIV194JEDG MIDTERM REVEIW - ISRAEL ON TARGET FOR FY2010 LOAN
[...] (SBU) At the December 15 mid-term review of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) held in Jerusalem, the GoI clearly demonstrated that it is meeting, and may well surpass, the calendar year 2009 conditionality required to release the FY2010 tranche of loan guarantees. The G [...]
2010-01-27 11:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
10TIRANA53INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA54INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA88 TIRANA RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] (U) The following is in response to reftel request. Answers are keyed to reftel. Tasking 1/TVPRA Albania has no record of child labor or forced labor in the production of goods as defined in reftel. Tasking 2/TDA PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF EXPLOITIVE CHILD LABOR In wha [...]
2010-02-16 05:50:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI AL
10TOKYO101 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 03:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO107 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO108INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...]
2010-01-19 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA
10TOKYO112 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO118 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO125 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO136 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO139 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO143 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO149 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO15 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO156 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO165 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 22:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO167 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO174 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 23:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO178 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO181 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO185 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/29/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO19 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO191 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO2 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO201 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 22:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO202 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO209 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO21 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 03:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO211 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO223 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 23:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO232 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO242 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 03:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (2) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO259 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO274 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO276 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/10/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO28 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO286 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO293 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO295 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO305 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO306 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO315 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/18/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO325 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO332 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-21 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO335 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO343 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO35 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO350 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO363 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO366 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO374 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO381 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO390 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO40CHILD LABOR JAPAN: 2010
[...] (U) In interviews with government officials (Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, MOFA),International Organizations (ILO Office in Japan, IOM Japan),worker organizations (RENGO),and academics and NGOs involved in Child Labor issues (JNATIP, ECPAT),Embassy Tokyo has di [...]
2010-01-07 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP JA
10TOKYO42 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO43 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO51 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO55 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO61 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO65 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO70 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO74 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO78 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO79 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO88 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO9 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO91 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO94 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TUNIS123TUNISIA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Neither the Tunis offices of the IOM, UNHCR, or UNICEF, nor any local or international NGOs working in Tunisia, identified any specific instances of trafficking during the reporitng period. End summary. 2. (SBU) This cable responds to questions posed by the Department in re [...]
2010-02-18 15:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN KMCA PHUM PREF SMIG
10TUNIS97TUNISIA: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR REPORT
[...] (SBU) In 2009, there were no significant changes in the Government of Tunisia's efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor. The information on Tunisia in the Department of Labor's 2008 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor remains accurate, to the best of Post's knowledge. UNICEF's [...]
2010-02-08 14:10:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI TS
10ULAANBAATAR54AERO MONGOLIA: UNION BUSTING, STATE COMPLICITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A labor strike at domestic carrier Aero Mongolia raises new concerns about the deficiencies of law enforcement and the political influence of corporations. Exercising their legal right, all 70 employees of Aero Mongolia organized a trade union in the fall of 2008 and registered it [...]
2010-02-23 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM SMIG EAIR PGOV PREL MG
10VATICAN292010 TIP REPORT INPUT FOR VATICAN CITY STATE/HOLY SEE
[...] (U) Following are responses to reftel questions, keyed to reftel paragraphs: 25 A. Reliable sources (MFA officials) report that there is no trafficking-related activity in Vatican City State. 25 B. There is no documentation of trafficking in persons in Vatican City State. Vatican [...]
2010-02-16 10:58:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MCA
10VIENNA176AUSTRIA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the tenth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A. The available information on trafficking in persons comes from a wide range of [...]
2010-02-17 12:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10VIENNA8Austria's Economic Recovery Sure but Slow
[...] SUMMARY: After the deepest recession in more than 50 years, Austria's economy has started to recover but the upward trajectory will be slow, with set-backs likely. GDP will grow only around 1.5% in 2010 and 2011, insufficient to prevent unemployment rising to 5.2-5.7%: Economists say growth [...]
2010-01-07 07:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
10VIENNA872010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...]
2010-01-26 07:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10WINDHOEK114Namibia: Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor in 2009
[...] No single agency is responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to hazardous child labor. However, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare's Labor Inspectorate coordinated enforcement of the laws. The inspectorate's work was supported by the Namibian Police's Woman and Child Protection U [...]
2010-02-05 08:33:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI WA
10WINDHOEK1562010 Annual Trafficking Report on Namibia
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post submits input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Namibia. ----------------------------------- Namibia's TIP Situation ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Response to 25 A: The Government of Namibia (GRN) is in the early stages of d [...]
2010-02-19 09:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF MCA ELAB KTIP KCRM SMIG KWMN KFRD WA
10WINDHOEK42Namibia: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] (U) The Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) is committed to stimulating economic growth and employment through attracting foreign investment. The Foreign Investment Act of 1990 is the primary legislation that governs foreign direct investment in Namibia. The Ministry of Trade and In [...]
2010-01-15 07:03:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC WA
10YAOUNDE150CAMEROON: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] Summary: Child Labor in Cameroon is found primarily in the production of agricultural goods, including palm oil, rubber, coffee, banana, cocoa and tea in four regions of Cameroon. Statistics on child labor (as with most other issues) are limited or non-existent. The most reliable sources of in [...]
2010-02-26 10:25:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI CM
10YEREVAN105ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
10YEREVAN38ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per ref A request for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While the Armenian government (GOAM) officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some gl [...]
2010-01-26 06:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
10YEREVAN642009 INFORMATION ON ARMENIA'S CHILD LABOR PRACTICES
[...] (U) This message represents Embassy Yerevan's response to DOL's information request on child labor practices and forced child labor in Armenia in 2009 (ref A). The cable includes information on both tasks: Task 1 (1/TVPRA) - information request on the use of forced labor and/or exploitive chil [...]
2010-02-05 13:14:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM
10ZAGREB34CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...]
2010-01-15 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
85ALEXANDRIA524LABOR STRIKES IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A GENERALLY CALM LABOR SCENE IN EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA SECURITY OFFICE HAS CORROBORATED AN OPPOSITION PRESS REPORT THAT A LABOR STRIKE HAD OCCURRED AT A FACTORY IN THE ALEXANDRIA SUBURB OF ABU KIR. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE PROFESSE [...]
1985-06-30 07:58:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ELAB EG
85ALEXANDRIA547 MORE ON LABOR STRIKE IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SINCE SUBMISSION OF REFTEL, ANOTHER LOCAL SECURITY OFFICIAL HAS CONFIRMED TO US THAT A LABOR STRIKE OCCURRED IN MID-JUNE AT THE NEARBY ABU KIR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES FACTORY, RESULTING IN AUTHORITIES' CLOSING IT FOR TWO DAYS--JUNE 19-20. THE OFFICIAL CONF [...]
1985-07-02 11:26:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ELAB EG
85KADUNA1207 NORTHERN NIGERIA ECONOMIC QUARTERLY
[...] SUMMARY. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW GOVERMENT'S POLICIES REMAINS TENTATIVE IN THE NORTH. MOST CONSUMER GOODS ARE IN GOOD SUPPLY, AND PRICES ARE GENERALLY LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO. DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RAW MATERIALS HAS LED TO PLANT CLOSURES TEMPORARILY IDLING MANY WORKERS, BUT EMPLOYMENT [...]
1985-10-09 12:39:00Consulate KadunaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ELAB EPET EAGR NI
88TUNIS11598 TUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS
[...] C O N F I D E N T I A L- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TUNISIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LAST 7 NOVEMBER WITH FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES. TUNISIANS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BEN ALI ANNOUNCED TH [...]
1988-11-08 15:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB PREL TS
91BERLIN3009 UNEMPLOYMENT UP SHARPLY IN JULY, BUT RISE OFFEST
[...] OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW GERMAN STATES ROSE A SHARP 27 PERCENT BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY TO A TOTAL OF 1,068,000, OR ROUGHLY 12.1 PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE. STILL, THE INCREASE DID NOT FULFILL SOME DIRE PREDICTIONS BASED ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE EXPIRATION ON JUNE 30 OF "NO-FIRINGS" [...]
1991-08-15 13:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV GM EIND
92ZAGREB2816 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992
[...] KRIVOKUCA MURDER UNDER INTENSE INVESTIGATION. UNPROFOR FALLS SHORT IN REQUEST FOR CHRISTMAS VISITS TO SECTOR SOUTH. SPLIT SUMMONS 29 EX-JNA TO ANSWER FOR WAR CRIMES. NEW TRADE LAW PAVES WAY FOR CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------------ MURDER OF L [...]
1992-12-24 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM PREL HR
92ZAGREB2863 1992 CROATIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- EMBASSY
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT. ----------------------------------------- GENERAL COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT'S RE-DRAFT ----------------------------------------- LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02863 01 OF 08 [...]
1992-12-31 18:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KSPR HR BK
99MASERU1721 LESOTHO: ONE YEAR AFTER SADC MILITARY INTERVENTION
[...] LESOTHO IS MUDDLING THROUGH AN ARTIFICIAL AND UNEASY CALM ONE YEAR AFTER A REGIONAL MILITARY INTERVENTION TO REVERSE AN ARMY MUTINY AND FORESTALL AN ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAMATIC EVENTS OF 1998 PASSED WITH LITTLE NOTICE BY MANY HERE AND SEPT [...]
1999-09-29 10:24:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR MASS MOPS ECON ELAB LT
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